Trip Report: My International First Class Vacation to Taipei, Hong Kong, and Tokyo

I’m off to Taiwan tonight and headed to a wedding next week in Taipei. After spending five days in Taipei, I will venture off to nearby Hong Kong for three days. I haven’t been to either country, so I don’t know what to expect. The weather doesn’t seem too delightful for the next week and a half in Taipei or Hong Kong because the forecast calls for rain.

Introduction to Taipei, Hong Kong, and Tokyo
LAX Airport Korean Air KAL Skyteam Business Class Lounge
EVA Air LAX-TPE 777-300ER Economy Class
Taipei Garden Hotel Review
Sheraton Grande Taipei Hotel Review Part 1
Sheraton Grande Taipei Hotel Review Part 2
The Westin Taipei Hotel Review Part 1
The Westin Taipei Hotel Review Part 2
W Taipei Hotel Review Part 1
W Taipei Hotel Review Part 2
The Sights and Sounds of Ximending in Taipei
The Sights and Sounds of Taipei Main Station
The Sights and Sounds of Taipei 101
The Sights and Sounds of Shilin Night Market in Taipei
The Sights and Sounds of Shida Night Market in Taipei
The Sights and Sounds of Liaoning Night Market in Taipei
The Sights and Sounds of Tonghua Night Market in Taipei
The Various Eats in Taipei Taiwan
Taipei Airport Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge
Cathay Pacific TPE-HKG A330-300 Business Class
TurboJet Ferry Hong Kong International Airport to Macau
The Westin Macau Resort Hotel Review
Scam City: Macau Edition
TurboJet Macau Outer Ferry Terminal to Kowloon Hong Kong
W Hong Kong Hotel Review Part 1
W Hong Kong Hotel Review Part 2
Le Meridien Cyberport Hong Kong Hotel Review
The Sights and Sounds of Kowloon Hong Kong
The Sights and Sounds of the Star Ferry in Hong Kong
The Sights and Sounds of Central Hong Kong
The Sights and Sounds of the Mid Levels in Hong Kong
The Sights and Sounds of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong
The Sights and Sounds of Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong
The Various Eats in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airport Cathay Pacific The Wing First Class Lounge
Hong Kong Airport Cathay Pacific The Bridge Lounge
Hong Kong Airport Cathay Pacific The Cabin Lounge
Cathay Pacific HKG-NRT 747-400 First Class
Hilton Narita Airport Hotel Review
First Inn Kyobashi Tokyo Capsule Hotel Review
The Sights and Sounds of Shibuya in Tokyo Japan
The Sights and Sounds of Harajuku in Tokyo Japan
The Sights and Sounds of Shinjuku in Tokyo Japan
The Various Eats in Tokyo Japan
Narita Airport Main Building JAL First Class Lounge
Japan Airlines NRT-LAX 777-300ER First Class

I booked an economy flight from Los Angeles to Taipei on EVA Airways using 32,500 United miles. I booked a First Class flight from Hong Kong to Taipei on Cathay Pacific using 13,500 British Airways Avios. I spent 67,500 American Airlines miles on a First Class flight from Hong Kong to Japan on Cathay Pacific Airlines (My flight had an equipment swap where I was involuntary downgraded to Business Class) where I will have a short layover in Narita (My flight got severely delayed and I was forced to stay overnight in Tokyo.) Then, I will fly First Class on Japan Airlines (JAL) from Japan to Los Angeles.

This is be my first time ever flying any type of international First Class after writing a blog post last year called Why Flying International First Class Doesn’t Make Sense. Ben, from One Mile at a Time countered my post and wrote Why flying international first class does make sense and he put me up for a challenge. Well, challenge accepted!

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